*PM Modi, HM Shah want J&K to become mineral state, says Union Minister Reddy*

Jammu, Nov 24 : Union Minister for Coal and Mines, G Kishan Reddy on Monday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah want Jammu and Kashmir to become a “mineral state.”

Talking to reporters on his arrival in Jammu for e-auction of Limestone mineral blocks in J&K, Reddy, according to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), said, “This limestone mineral blocks auction is happening for the first time in J&K.

PM Modi and Amit Shah ji want to create more and more employment opportunities for the J&K people and increase mineral activity here.”—(KNO)

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